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1 | AN ACT concerning police training.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 9 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 2610/9) (from Ch. 121, par. 307.9)
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7 | Sec. 9. Appointment; qualifications.
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8 | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | appointment of
Department of State Police officers shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | made from those applicants who
have been certified by the Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | as being qualified for appointment. All
persons so appointed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | shall, at the time of their appointment, be not less than
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13 | years of age, or 20 years of age and have successfully | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | completed 2 years of
law enforcement studies at an accredited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | college or university. Any person
appointed subsequent to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | successful completion of 2 years of such law
enforcement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | studies shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | permitted
to carry firearms, until he reaches 21 years of age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | In addition,
all persons so certified for appointment shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | of sound mind and body, be of
good moral character, be citizens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | of the United States, have no criminal
records, possess such | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | prerequisites of training, education and experience as
the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Board may from time to time prescribe, and shall be required to |
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1 | pass
successfully such mental and physical tests and | ||||||
2 | examinations as may be
prescribed by the Board. The Board shall | ||||||
3 | require that before employment, and after employment on an | ||||||
4 | ongoing basis, Department of State Police officers receive | ||||||
5 | training in human rights including civil rights and in cultural
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6 | diversity, including racial and ethnic sensitivity, and | ||||||
7 | implicit racial bias. Notwithstanding any Board rule to the | ||||||
8 | contrary, all persons who either: (i) have been honorably | ||||||
9 | discharged and who have been awarded a Southwest Asia Service | ||||||
10 | Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, | ||||||
11 | Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global War | ||||||
12 | on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal by the United States Armed | ||||||
13 | Forces or (ii) are active members of the Illinois National | ||||||
14 | Guard or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces | ||||||
15 | and who have been awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, | ||||||
16 | Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, | ||||||
17 | Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global War | ||||||
18 | on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal as a result of honorable | ||||||
19 | service during deployment on active duty, are deemed to have | ||||||
20 | met the collegiate educational requirements. Preference shall | ||||||
21 | be given in such appointments to
persons who have honorably | ||||||
22 | served in the military or naval services of the
United States. | ||||||
23 | All appointees shall serve a probationary period of 12 months
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24 | from the date of appointment and during that period may be | ||||||
25 | discharged at the
will of the Director. However, the Director | ||||||
26 | may in his or her sole discretion
extend the probationary |
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1 | period of an officer up to an additional 6 months when
to do so | ||||||
2 | is deemed in the best interest of the Department.
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3 | (b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, after | ||||||
4 | July 1,
1977 and before July 1, 1980, the Director of State | ||||||
5 | Police may appoint and
promote not more than 20 persons having | ||||||
6 | special qualifications as special
agents as he deems necessary | ||||||
7 | to carry out the Department's objectives. Any
such appointment | ||||||
8 | or promotion shall be ratified by the Board.
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9 | (c) During the 90 days following the effective date of this | ||||||
10 | amendatory Act
of 1995, the Director of State Police may | ||||||
11 | appoint up to 25 persons as State
Police officers. These | ||||||
12 | appointments shall be made in accordance with the
requirements | ||||||
13 | of this subsection (c) and any additional criteria that may be
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14 | established by the Director, but are not subject to any other | ||||||
15 | requirements of
this Act. The Director may specify the initial | ||||||
16 | rank for each person appointed
under this subsection.
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17 | All appointments under this subsection (c) shall be made | ||||||
18 | from personnel
certified by the Board. A person certified by | ||||||
19 | the Board and appointed by the
Director under this subsection | ||||||
20 | must have been employed by the Illinois Commerce
Commission on | ||||||
21 | November 30, 1994 in a job title
subject to the Personnel Code | ||||||
22 | and in a position for which the person was
eligible to earn | ||||||
23 | "eligible creditable service" as a "noncovered employee", as
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24 | those terms are defined in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension | ||||||
25 | Code.
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26 | Persons appointed under this subsection (c) shall |
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1 | thereafter be subject to
the same requirements and procedures | ||||||
2 | as other State police officers. A person
appointed under this | ||||||
3 | subsection must serve a probationary period of 12 months
from | ||||||
4 | the date of appointment, during which he or she may be | ||||||
5 | discharged at the
will of the Director.
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6 | This subsection (c) does not affect or limit the Director's | ||||||
7 | authority to
appoint other State Police officers under | ||||||
8 | subsection (a) of this Section.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 97-640, eff. 12-19-11; 98-54, eff. 1-1-14.)
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10 | Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | ||||||
11 | changing Section 7 as follows:
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12 | (50 ILCS 705/7) (from Ch. 85, par. 507)
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13 | Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall | ||||||
14 | adopt rules and
minimum standards for such schools which shall | ||||||
15 | include but not be limited to
the following:
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16 | a. The curriculum for probationary police officers which | ||||||
17 | shall be
offered by all certified schools shall include but not | ||||||
18 | be limited to
courses of arrest, search and seizure, human | ||||||
19 | rights including civil rights, human relations,
cultural
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20 | diversity, including racial and ethnic sensitivity,
criminal | ||||||
21 | law, law of criminal procedure, vehicle and traffic law | ||||||
22 | including
uniform and non-discriminatory enforcement of the | ||||||
23 | Illinois Vehicle Code,
traffic control and accident | ||||||
24 | investigation, techniques of obtaining
physical evidence, |
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1 | court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms
training, | ||||||
2 | training in the use of electronic control devices, including | ||||||
3 | the psychological and physiological effects of the use of those | ||||||
4 | devices on humans, first-aid (including cardiopulmonary | ||||||
5 | resuscitation), handling of
juvenile offenders, recognition of
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6 | mental conditions which require immediate assistance and | ||||||
7 | methods to
safeguard and provide assistance to a person in need | ||||||
8 | of mental
treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect, financial | ||||||
9 | exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with disabilities and | ||||||
10 | older adults, as defined in Section 2 of the Adult Protective | ||||||
11 | Services Act, crimes against the elderly, law of evidence, the | ||||||
12 | hazards of high-speed police vehicle
chases with an emphasis on | ||||||
13 | alternatives to the high-speed chase, and
physical training. | ||||||
14 | The curriculum shall include specific training in
techniques | ||||||
15 | for immediate response to and investigation of cases of | ||||||
16 | domestic
violence and of sexual assault of adults and children. | ||||||
17 | The curriculum shall include
training in techniques designed to | ||||||
18 | promote effective
communication at the initial contact with | ||||||
19 | crime victims and ways to comprehensively
explain to victims | ||||||
20 | and witnesses their rights under the Rights
of Crime Victims | ||||||
21 | and Witnesses Act and the Crime
Victims Compensation Act. The | ||||||
22 | curriculum shall also include a block of instruction aimed at | ||||||
23 | identifying and interacting with persons with autism and other | ||||||
24 | developmental disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting | ||||||
25 | crimes against persons with autism, and addressing the unique | ||||||
26 | challenges presented by cases involving victims or witnesses |
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1 | with autism and other developmental disabilities. The | ||||||
2 | curriculum for
permanent police officers shall include but not | ||||||
3 | be limited to (1) refresher
and in-service training in any of | ||||||
4 | the courses listed above in this
subparagraph, (2) advanced | ||||||
5 | courses in any of the subjects listed above in
this | ||||||
6 | subparagraph, (3) training for supervisory personnel, and (4)
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7 | specialized training in subjects and fields to be selected by | ||||||
8 | the board , and (5) ongoing training in human rights including | ||||||
9 | civil rights and in cultural
diversity, including racial and | ||||||
10 | ethnic sensitivity, and implicit racial bias . The training in | ||||||
11 | the use of electronic control devices shall be conducted for | ||||||
12 | probationary police officers, including University police | ||||||
13 | officers.
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14 | b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements and | ||||||
15 | equipment
requirements.
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16 | c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
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17 | d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||||||
18 | probationary police
officer must satisfactorily complete | ||||||
19 | before being eligible for permanent
employment as a local law | ||||||
20 | enforcement officer for a participating local
governmental | ||||||
21 | agency. Those requirements shall include training in first aid
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22 | (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
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23 | e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a | ||||||
24 | probationary county
corrections officer must satisfactorily | ||||||
25 | complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as a | ||||||
26 | county corrections officer for a participating
local |
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1 | governmental agency.
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2 | f. Minimum basic training requirements which a | ||||||
3 | probationary court
security officer must satisfactorily | ||||||
4 | complete before being eligible for
permanent employment as a | ||||||
5 | court security officer for a participating local
governmental | ||||||
6 | agency. The Board shall
establish those training requirements | ||||||
7 | which it considers appropriate for court
security officers and | ||||||
8 | shall certify schools to conduct that training.
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9 | A person hired to serve as a court security officer must | ||||||
10 | obtain from the
Board a certificate (i) attesting to his or her | ||||||
11 | successful completion of the
training course; (ii) attesting to | ||||||
12 | his or her satisfactory
completion of a training program of | ||||||
13 | similar content and number of hours that
has been found | ||||||
14 | acceptable by the Board under the provisions of this Act; or
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15 | (iii) attesting to the Board's determination that the training
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16 | course is unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior | ||||||
17 | law enforcement
experience.
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18 | Individuals who currently serve as court security officers | ||||||
19 | shall be deemed
qualified to continue to serve in that capacity | ||||||
20 | so long as they are certified
as provided by this Act within 24 | ||||||
21 | months of the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1996. | ||||||
22 | Failure to be so certified, absent a waiver from the
Board, | ||||||
23 | shall cause the officer to forfeit his or her position.
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24 | All individuals hired as court security officers on or | ||||||
25 | after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall | ||||||
26 | be certified within 12 months of the
date of their hire, unless |
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1 | a waiver has been obtained by the Board, or they
shall forfeit | ||||||
2 | their positions.
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3 | The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the | ||||||
4 | Sheriff's Office if
there is no Sheriff's Merit Commission, | ||||||
5 | shall maintain a list of all
individuals who have filed | ||||||
6 | applications to become court security officers and
who meet the | ||||||
7 | eligibility requirements established under this Act. Either
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8 | the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or the Sheriff's Office if no | ||||||
9 | Sheriff's Merit
Commission exists, shall establish a schedule | ||||||
10 | of reasonable intervals for
verification of the applicants' | ||||||
11 | qualifications under
this Act and as established by the Board.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 97-815, eff. 1-1-13; 97-862, eff. 1-1-13; 98-49, | ||||||
13 | eff. 7-1-13; 98-358, eff. 1-1-14; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, | ||||||
14 | eff. 7-16-14.)
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15 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
16 | becoming law.
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